This composite image combines a near-infrared view from the Hubble Space Telescope, an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and an X-ray view from the Chandra X-ray Observatory into one multi-wavelength picture.

It features the spectacle of stellar evolution: from vibrant regions of star birth, to young hot stars, to old cool stars, to seething remnants of stellar death called black holes. This activity occurs against a fiery backdrop in the crowded, hostile environment of the galaxy's core, the center of which is dominated by a supermassive black hole nearly four million times more massive than our Sun. Permeating the region is a diffuse blue haze of X-ray light from gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by outflows from the supermassive black hole as well as by winds from massive stars and by stellar explosions. Infrared light reveals more than a hundred thousand stars along with glowing dust clouds that create complex structures including compact globules, long filaments, and finger-like "pillars of creation," where newborn stars are just beginning to break out of their dark, dusty cocoons.

Credit: NASA, ESA, SSC, CXC, and STScI

This was taken on a warm spring night at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Oregon. I had the angle in mind a few nights ago while driving by the farm, and while shooting I noticed the northern star coinsidently happened to be dead center in the frame. Poor scouting on my part, but happy accident!

Canon Rebel SL2.

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, iPhone 6 (remote shutter), tripod.

, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/5, 1320 seconds, ISO 100.

My assistant and I recently braced -24°c in the United States. We drove 4516km (2806mi), hit 10 National Parks and crossed 4 States in just 8 days.

In preparation for my trip I closed my eyes, bowed my head and prayed for just one awe-inspiring photograph… and truly this is it - Yosemite National Park

No Photoshop, search @DestinSparks for more.

Phase One IQ3 100MP medium-format camera.

Photo Settings: 45mm, f/16, 1/2 second, ISO 50.

The Three Sisters is a rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, on the north escarpment of the Jamison Valley. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m).

Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/11, 1/8 second, ISO 100.

Not long before sunset at Monument Valley (AZ) the sun came out and opened this atonishing view.

Adobe Lightroom.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/3, 1/800 second, ISO 200.

Although it was back in 2008 when I visited the Rockefeller Center the last time, it felt like yesterday. I noticed though that the skyline had changed quite a bit. The building in the front center (between 46th & 47th streets) must have popped up out of the ground, as it's not even in Google Maps. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day and at last, I could experience how Rockefeller enjoyed a sunny day's ending.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 8.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/5, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Map: 40.7587, -73.9791

Lake Ohau is a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island. When I arrived at the lake, the last beams of sunlight shed across the mountain range and I had only minutes to take these photos. The strong winds in this area didn't really help. Would you like to see other New Zealand photos?

Adobe Photoshop CS, Lightroom CS and waterproof shoes.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: -44.2500, 169.8500

A sunset shot from the small and beautiful village of Ris in the French Hautes-Pyrénées. I stayed there for a week, witnessing beauty of all sorts. Shot on Fujifilm X-T2.

Adobe Lightroom.

, Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/3, 1/60 second, ISO 500.

Beautiful light on Lake Wakatipu and surrounding mountains.

New Zealand, 2014

Capture One Pro 11.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 105mm, f/7, 1/320 second, ISO 100.

A soft pink hue kisses goodnight to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.

@DestinSparks

Phase One A/S IQ3 100MP.

Photo Settings: 80mm, f/16, 5 seconds, ISO 50.